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Extreme weather and rising seas are already global threats. This will only intensify
Nicholas Stern makes the case for an ambitious international agreement at the UN climate summit in Paris in December. read more »
England faces major rise in record hot years due to climate change – scientists
Increased effects of climate change enable scientists to predict localised changes in weather, such as at least a 13-fold increase in record hot years in England read more »
Agreeing a post-2015 framework on disaster risk reduction
Senior Research Fellow, Dr Swenja Surminski, reflects on the third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan (14-18 March). More than 5,000 government officials, ministers … read more »
Scepticism over rising temperatures? Lord Lawson peddles a fake controversy
Writing in The Guardian, Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, criticises the Global Warming Policy Foundation, chaired by Lord Lawson, for creating fake controversy about evidence for rising global temperatures. read more »
Nicholas Stern elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society
Nicholas Stern has been elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society (APS). The APS promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, … read more »
Leading group of climate change deniers accused of creating ‘fake controversy’ over claims global temperature data may be inaccurate
The UK’s most prominent climate change denial group is launching an inquiry into the integrity of global surface temperature records. read more »
Earth Day: scientists say 75% of known fossil fuel reserves must stay in ground
Leading scientists and economists release statement to mark Earth Day in which they urge leaders to keep to commitments to avoid dangerous global warming. read more »
Global warming: Scientists say temperatures could rise by 6C by 2100 and call for action ahead of UN meeting in Paris
Experts have drawn up a 3-page summary of the action needed to be agreed on at the UN meeting in Paris this December, which is widely seen as the last chance for the world’s political leaders to agree on a binding treaty to prevent the global climate from slipping into a dangerously precarious state. read more »
